Amakhosi Angenwa Ngamanzi Emadolweni
1Kwathi lapho wonke amakhosi ama-Amori ayengaphesheya kweJordani ngasentshonalanga, nawo wonke amakhosi amaKhanani ayegudle ulwandle, ezwa ukuthi uSimakade womise amanzi eJordani baze bawela bonke abantu bakwa-Israyeli, angenwa ngamanzi emadolweni, aphelelwa yisibindi ngenxa yabantu bakwa-Israyeli.
Umyalo Wokusoka Abakwa-Israyeli EGiligali
2Ngaleso sikhathi uSimakade wathi kuJoshuwa: “Yenza imimese ngetshe lensengetsha bese usoka abantu bakwa-Israyeli okwesibili.”
3Ngakho-ke uJoshuwa wazenzela imimese ngetshe lensengetsha, wasoka abantu bakwa-Israyeli eGqumeni Lamajwabu.
4Kwakuyilesi isizathu sokuba uJoshuwa abasoke: bonke abesilisa kubantu abaphuma eGibhithe, nawo wonke amabutho, babefele endleleni ehlane emveni kokuphuma kwabo eGibhithe. 5Nakuba bonke ababephume eGibhithe babesokiwe, bonke abazalelwa endleleni kudatshulwa ehlane emveni kokuphuma eGibhithe, babengasokiwe. 6Ngokuba abantu bakwa-Israyeli bahamba iminyaka engama-40 ehlane, saze saphela isizwe namadoda empi ababephume eGibhithe, abangalalelanga izwi likaSimakade, afunga ngalo kubo ukuthi abasoze balibone izwe ayethembise ukulinika oyisemkhulu, izwe elichichima ubisi noju. 7Waphakamisa abantwana babo esikhundleni sabo, uJoshuwa wabasoka ngokuba babengasokwanga endleleni; 8kwathi sebesokiwe bonke, bahlala lapho, baze baphola.
9USimakade wathi kuJoshuwa: “Namuhla ngilisusile kini ihlazo laseGibhithe.”
Yingakho leyo ndawo ibizwa ngokuthi yiGiligali, kuze kube namuhla.
UMkhosi WePhasika EGiligali
10Ngesikhathi abantu bakwa-Israyeli besakanise eGiligali bagubha uMkhosi wePhasika esigodini iJerikho, kusihlwa ngosuku lwe-14 lwenyanga yokuqala. 11Ngosuku olulandela umkhosi wePhasika, nangalo lolo lusuku, badla umkhiqizo weKhanani, isinkwa esingenamvubelo nokusanhlamvu okugazingiwe. 12Yanqamuka imana ngosuku abaqala ngalo ukudla umkhiqizo weKhanani, abantu bakwa-Israyeli ababange besaba nayo imana, badla izithelo zeKhanani ngalowo nyaka.
UJoshuwa Nomkhuzi Wempi KaSimakade
13Kuthe uJoshuwa eseseduze kwaseJerikho, wathi ebheka, wabona indoda imi phambi kwakhe, iphethe inkemba esandleni. UJoshuwa waya kuyo, wathi: “Ungomunye wethu noma ungomunye wezitha zethu, na?”
14Yaphendula yathi: “Angisiye omunye walokho kokubili, kodwa ngingumkhuzi wempi kaSimakade, sengifikile ngizonisiza.”
UJoshuwa wakhothama wathi mbo ngobuso emhlabathini, eyihlonipha, kodwa wathi kuyo: “Nkosi, uyiyala inceku yakho ukuba yenzeni na?”
15Umkhuzi wempi kaSimakade wathi kuJoshuwa: “Khumula izimbadada zakho ezinyaweni ngokuba indawo omi kuyo ingcwele.”
UJoshuwa wenza kanjalo.